murmurKawatari Jinkosai Festival of Fuji Hachimangu Shrine
Tagawa City · Hikosan River banks at Banda (between Shinbashi and Banda bridges) and Fuji Hachimangu Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fuji Hachimangu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 16–17, 2026 （Ended） River-crossing rite at 15:30 on May 16 and 13:30 on May 17 (Hikosan River)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid May
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Saturday of May Held over the third Saturday and Sunday of May
- Venue
- Hikosan River banks at Banda (between Shinbashi and Banda bridges) and Fuji Hachimangu Shrine
- City
- Tagawa City, Fukuoka
.jpg){kind=link}
About
In May, the mikoshi and floats of Fuji Hachimangu Shrine in Tagawa wade across the shallows of the Hikosan River. Behind the great mikoshi come 11 banner floats trailing five-colored streamers, all heading into the water. The moment to watch is the gaburi, when the floats are rocked so violently in the river that their front and back wheels lift, throwing up great splashes. The river crossing and a float contest take place on the first afternoon; the mikoshi spend the night at the Butokuden, their temporary resting place, and cross back the next day to return to the shrine. The festival is said to have started in the Eiroku era, when parishioners who had prayed for an epidemic to end built floats to join the procession in thanks, and it was the first Intangible Folk Cultural Property designated by Fukuoka Prefecture. It is right by Tagawa-Ito Station, and at night the floats at the resting place are lit up.
Sources
- OfficialFuji Hachimangu Shrine www.fuuji.net
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
Other events this month
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.